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Player Dossier
2014-2017Houston
Matthew Adams
LB • 6'1" • 237 lbs • Missouri City, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matthew Adams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Matthew Adams built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Matthew Adams' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 221
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Matthew Adams, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston. Matthew Adams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 170
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
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Matthew Adams Houston Highlights
2017 · Houston · Player Highlight
Matthew Adams college highlights at Houston.
- Season
- 2017
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Matthew Adams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · LB
- Career Tackles
- 170
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hightower · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Hightower · 42 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 3 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 88 tackles · LB 99th (top 9%) · American Athletic 13th (top 3%) · National 144th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 11 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 64.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 53.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 76 | 4.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 53.1 |
Related Context
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Matthew Adams played LB for Houston. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matthew Adams recorded 170 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Houston paired 11.5 primary output with 41.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Lamar
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Houston
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
41.5
Usage
10.1
Consistency
31.5
Best Game by takeover score
Lamar
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 0.5. Oklahoma: 1.5. Lamar: 3. Cincinnati: 0.5. Texas State: 2. Navy: 2. Tulsa: 0. SMU: 0. Tulane: 0. Louisville: 2. Memphis: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 12 by 55. Oklahoma: 9 by 52.5. Lamar: 2 by 38.3. Cincinnati: 9 by 42.5. Texas State: 4 by 36.7. Navy: 12 by 70. Tulsa: 7 by 29.2. SMU: 6 by 25. Tulane: 6 by 25. Louisville: 5 by 40.8. Memphis: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Lamar
Best efficiency game
70 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ San Diego State10+ tackles | L 10-34 | 12 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Memphis10+ tackles | L 44-48 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/18 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 36-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Tulane | W 30-18 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ SMU | L 16-38 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Tulsa | W 38-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Navy10+ tackles · Splash game | L 40-46 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 64-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/15 | @ Cincinnati | W 40-16 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs LamarSplash game | W 42-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Oklahoma | W 33-23 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matthew Adams story
Matthew Adams built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Matthew Adams' career was his defensive production: 170 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Houston. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Matthew Adams' production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston.
The arc is straightforward: Matthew Adams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Houston
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 11.5 | 41.5 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 11.5 | 41.5 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 10 | 41.3 | 8.7 | -1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 10 | 41.3 | 8.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · L 27-33 · Postseason
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Rice
Week 3 · W 38-3
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Lamar
Week 2 · W 42-0
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Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Navy
Week 6 · L 40-46 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 4 · L 24-27
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Houston
11.5 primary output · 41.5 efficiency · 10.1 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Houston
64.2
11.5 primary · 41.5 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Houston
53.1
10 primary · 41.3 efficiency · 8.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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